So would the california aqueduct be a 'drain' under that definition? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Tupman_California_California_Aqueduct_Mile_236.JPG
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=37.4868&lon=-121.0883&zoom=12&layers=0BFT (currently taged as 'river') On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Both are created by man. A canal is normally navigable and a drain is not. A > canal is for carrying goods and people, a drain is for transporting water > much like a river but the drain has been dug by man rather than nature. > Drains can be anything from quite narrow watercourses to very large > constructions depending on how much water they carry. > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers > Andy > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:talk- >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Raphael Studer >>Sent: 14 May 2008 12:01 PM >>To: OSM Talk List >>Subject: [OSM-talk] difference between waterway=canal and waterway=drain >> >>Hi, >> >>As a not native english speaker, I'm looking for the difference between >>canal (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Tag:waterway%3Dcanal) >>and >>drain (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Tag:waterway%3Ddrain). >> >>By looking at the Map Features, there are nearly the same. >> >>Canal: An artificial open waterway used for transportation, >>waterpower, or irrigation >>Drain: An artificial waterway for carrying storm water or industrial >>discharge. >> _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
